The world's worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear ...

A contract has been signed for the development of detailed design documentation for work on parts of the turbine hall and deaerator stack that extend beyond the giant New Safe Confinement arch-shaped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1. The immense steel arc of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) towers above surrounding industrial structures as Chernobyl’s Category ...

Firefighters worked across the weekend to tackle smouldering roof insulation in the giant protective shelter which covers Chernobyl's unit 4 following the drone strike on Friday. Radiation levels in ...

Halyna Kharshenko went to work at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986, unaware of the scale and severity of ...

Chernobyl's past and present collide as residents and workers reflect on the 1986 disaster and Russia's recent invasion.